> That is, a company can be held liable if it intentionally mislead its client But only in a case where it has an obligation to tell the truth. The case you c

> That is, a company can be held liable if it intentionally mislead its client But only in a case where it has an obligation to tell the truth. The case you cited was about communication to investors, which is one of the very few times that legal obligation exists. Furthermore, you would be hard pressed to show that an algorithm is intentionally misleading unless you can show that it has been explicitly designed to show a specific piece of information. And recommendation algorithms don't do that. They are designed to show the user what he wants. And if what he wants happens to be misinformation, that's what he will get.